Is it comparable to nugget ice (chewable ice) machine that you see in hospitals?
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I don't know about nugget ice, but the cubes are small like little light buds. I like it.
485573
Not close. It take about four pounds of ice at a time. Although, as others have said, you could just use water to make-up the difference which would greatly decrease the time between refills.
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This is a great machine, but what determines the ice is the ice you put in it. We have found that store bought bagged ice works much better than ice from our own refrigerator ice maker.
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It works for both. Its just like the one they use at hospitals or doctors offices.
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No it uses a conventional compressor and refrigerant like a small dorm fridge works very quickly and well. Ice in minutes.
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yep- not too badly either. I don't like setting the icemaker on my fridge door to crushed ice from cubes because the ice gets all jammed up in there. I use regular cubes in the bullet and it works fine. btw- I got an off brand bullet one time and it leaked all over the place. Magic Bullets won't last forever- they break too...but that is because you will use it so much. I often find the Magic Bullet cups at thrift stores too so you can get additional parts that way. I even got a new blade piece at Value Village last week! This is the first "As Seen on TV" product I would actually recommend.
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You can pretty much put whatever you want your baby to try. I have been using just ice in mine as my baby is 4months and is teething already!
2005757
The standard motor that comes with the unit has burned out on my last two units. I bought a whole new unit to replace the first and the motor burned up on it in two seasons. I only make ice cream on occaision and in no way over taxed the motor on either of the first two. I purchased this replacement motor on amazon and it says it has an industrial strength motor. I haven't use my new one yet, so I'm interested to see if it will ouitlast the others. I would suggest replacing the motor and making ice cream without delay. I'm figuring it's part of the cost of operation.
87724
This machine makes semi-soft crunchy ice with normal tap water. This was the main reason I choose it.
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no, this unit makes crushed ice. sonic uses nugget or "pebble" ice. you will need to look at scotsman ice makers for sonic ice which will run you around $3k for a home unit.
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Yes...there is a reservoir that the melted ice runs into.....the machine works great....
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Yes, just like refrigerator maker. The ice cubes are seperated and not melted together.
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Yes just regular ice cubes work great! The opening is too small for ice blocks actually. The machine works great for the low price!
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I don't know I think I might have gotten the smaller size than the hospital. It works better than the ones from the stores but not as well as the hospital ones. Hope this helps
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Lol. Not really. Not that big of a difference. Just a little colder. They do make the ones with Hot and cold options.
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This unit is more for casual use of keeping beverages or food cool but not cold.I would not try to use it for medicine.It is not a refrigerator.It is limited to the ambient temp around it and the power supply.It pulls a lot of amps and will drain a battery pretty fast.It works best when the items are already cold.
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The ice is slightly larger than Sonic ice. Probably the closest you will find in a home ice crusher. You can run the ice through a second time to crush it a little more if desired.